New Year Projects

At Red&Grey Design, we have welcomed in the new year with some very exciting projects. We are currently working on Change Nation, an Ashoka three day social innovation initiative all about making real change happen, a creative concept book with the Michelin Star restaurant, Cliff House Hotel, an identity project on the Northern Irish Peace Process and a creative workshop with the Dutch embassy.

We will also be continuing to work with and support PIVOT Dublin as creative partners. First up for PIVOT will be website guest curators OFFSET and Radarstation, these will be followed by a design exhibition in Filmbase this February.

As always in Red&Grey Design we will use our strengths of conversation, collaboration, storytelling, humour and experimentation to design and develop creative outcomes for both our existing and new upcoming clients.

Join Red&Grey Design

Red&Grey Design are looking for a talented and motivated designer to join our team.

Basic Requirements:
Two – three years professional experience
Understanding of contemporary design and design history
Strong concept/development skills
Adobe photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Basic html/css skills
Good time keeping

Also
Be proactive, ask questions, work hard and have fun.

If you are interested in applying please send a pdf to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) The pdf should a) provide us with a good overview of your work (select no more than ten pieces) and b) contain a cv and cover letter detailing why you believe you are the best candidate for the position.

We will contact you if we believe your experience and skills are a good fit for the studio. No calls please.

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City Architects Blog

Working with Dublin City Architects we recently designed and produced their new blog which informs on issues affecting the city’s buildings and public spaces and highlights how design can improve them.

Dublin City Architects is responsible for promoting design and providing architecture, urban and conservation design services to Dublin City Council.

www.dublincityarchitects.ie

Irish Craft Portfolio 2011

Working closely with the Craft Council of Ireland Red&Grey Design have designed and developed all print material for “An exhibition of selected works from: Irish Craft Portfolio 2011”. The exhibition runs from November 24 – 28 in the RHA Gallery, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2.

www.ccoi.ie/irishcraftportfolio

OPW Toys and Costume Exhibition

The Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection of 18th and 19th century toys, dolls and costumes recently went on exhibition at Rathfarnham Castle. Commissioned by the OPW Red&Grey Design with photography by Axel Bernstorff created the communications material for the exhibition.

www.axelbernstorff.com

Helsinki Design Challenge

PIVOT Dublin recently ran a design competition ‘Provoking the Everyday’ with the IDI and IMU Helsinki as a part of Helsinki Design Capital 2012. The competition was created to select a team that would represent Ireland at Helsinki ‘Everyday Discoveries’ in September 2012. Red&Grey Design were asked to document the competition in an easy online format.

Click here to see the full document.

www.pivotdublin.com
www.imudesign.blogspot.com

Rabbit Maze

Maurice Ward Art Handling transport art all over the world – from touring exhibitions to galleries to museums. We recently created a series of engaging adverts for the organisation, the first of which is the rabbit maze illustration. The adverts will feature in various art journals starting with Museum Ireland 2011.

To view more design work for Maurice Ward click here.

Outstanding Contribution Design Award

The PIVOT Dublin team (Red&Grey Design, Emma Curley, Areaman Productions, Dr. Linda King and Dublin City Council) were awarded a Special Outstanding Contribution to Design in Ireland award last night by the Institute of Designers in Ireland. The IDI Awards each year celebrate the best of Irish design.

Budapest Design Week

Having created Dublin’s bid for World Design Capital Bob Gray and Emma Curley were asked by Budapest Design Week to curate Irelands contribution to their 2011 headline exhibition. 

The exhibition COULEUR LOCALE:THE COLOURS OF EUROPE IN OBJECTS asked the question Does the design culture of different countries have unique characteristics? Having explored every aspect of design culture and infrastructure to emerging design industries and public investment in design we decided to choose three themes and relate a piece of Irish design to each theme. The objects curated were Hurley Table, 2007 by Gordon Byrne (Theme: Storytelling), ‘RE.TREAT’, 2009 by Úna Burke (Theme: Observation) and Infinite Objects by Mcor Technologies, 3D print (Theme: Ideas visualized).


You can download the exhibition catalogue here.

Change Nation

A social innovation event that aims to spread proven solutions and transform communities. The event which will include fifty of the worlds leading social innovators is being held in Dublin next March and is and initiative of Ashoka Ireland. We currently working on the identity and promotional campaign. Watch this space for updates …